A list of agents who represent memoirs and biographies.
Are you looking for a memoir agent to represent your memoir or biography? Here’s a list of agencies that represent memoirs and/or biographies, as of October, 2018.
- Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency – http://aaronpriest.com – see especially agent Mitch Hoffman
- Aevitas – http://aevitascreative.com/literary-representation/
- Ayesha Pande Literary – http://pandeliterary.com – see especially agent Ayesha Pande
- Barbara Braun Associates – http://www.barbarabraunagency.com
- Bent Agency – http://www.thebentagency.com – see especially agents John Silbersack and Claire Draper
- Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises – https://amsterlit.com/about/
- Bradford Literary Agency – https://bradfordlit.com/about/
- Brandt & Hochman, Literary Agents – http://brandthochman.com
- Chalberg & Sussman – http://www.chalbergsussman.com – see especially agent Rachel Sussman
- Charlotte Gusay Literary Agency – http://www.gusay.com
- Chase Literary Agency – http://chaseliterary.com
- Cowles Agency – http://www.cowlesagency.com/
- Cynthia Cannell Literary Agency – http://cannellagency.com
- Darhansoff & Verrill Literary Agents – http://dvagency.com
- David Black Agency – http://www.davidblackagency.com – see especially agents David Black, Rica Allannic, Gary Morris, Sarah Smith, and Joy Tutela.
- Denise Shannon Literary Agency – http://deniseshannonagency.com
- Don Congdon Associates – http://www.doncongdon.com – see agents Cristina Concepcion, Michael Congdon, Katie Grimm, Katie Kotchman, and Susan Ramer, all on the Agents page.
- Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency – http://dclagency.com
- Dystel & Goderich Literary Management – http://www.dystel.com – see especially agents Miriam Goderich, Stacey Kendall Glick, Jim McCarthy, John Rudolph, Leslie Meredith, and Andrew Dugan.
- Elyse Cheney Literary Associates – http://cheneyassoc.com/ – see especially agents Alice Whitwham, and Allison Devereux.
- Fairbank Literary Representation – http://www.fairbankliterary.com
- Felicia Eth Literary Representation – http://ethliterary.com
- Fifi Oscard Agency – http://www.fifioscard.com
- Fine Literary – http://www.fineliterary.com
- Fine Print Literary Management – http://fineprintlit.com
- Fischer-Harbage Agency – http://www.fischerharbage.com
- Fletcher & Company – http://www.fletcherandco.com – see especially agents Sarah Fuentes and Veronica Goldstein.
- Folio Literary Management – http://foliolit.com
- Francis Goldin Literary Agency – http://goldinlit.com
- GelfmanSchneider/ICM Partners – http://www.gelfmanschneider.com
- Georges Brochardt – http://gbagency.com
- Gernert Company – http://www.thegernertco.com
- Harvey Klinger – http://www.harveyklinger.com
- Inkwell Management – http://inkwellmanagement.com
- Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency – http://jvnla.com
- Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency – http://jeannefredericks.com
- Joelle Delbourgo Associates – http://www.delbourgo.com
- John Hawkins and Associates – http://www.jhalit.com
- Joy Harris Literary Agency –http://www.joyharrisliterary.com
- Karpfinger Agency – http://karpfinger.com
- Kimberley Cameron & Associates – http://www.kimberleycameron.com
- Leigh Feldman Literary – http://www.lfliterary.com
- Levine/Greenberg/Rostan Literary Agency – http://lgrliterary.com
- Maria Carvainis Agency – http://www.mariacarvainisagency.com
- McCormick Literary – http://mccormicklit.com
- McIntosh & Otis – http://mcintoshandotis.com
- Pinder Lane & Garon-Brooke – http://www.pinderlaneandgaronbrooke.com
- Prospect Agency – http://www.prospectagency.com
- Rees Literary Agency – http://www.reesagency.com
- Regal Hoffman & Associates – http://rhaliterary.com
- Richard Henshaw Group – https://richardhenshawgroup.com
- Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency – http://www.dijkstraagency.com
- Serendipity Literary Agency – http://www.serendipitylit.com
- Sterling Lord Literistic – http://www.sll.com
- Stonesong Literary Agency – https://www.stonesong.com/
- Stuart Agency – http://www.stuartagency.com
- Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency – http://skagency.com
- Tessler Literary Agency – http://www.tessleragency.com
- Transatlantic Agency – http://transatlanticagency.com
- Vicky Bijur Literary Agency – http://www.vickybijuragency.com
- Waxman Leavell Literary Agency – http://www.waxmanleavell.com
- Writers House – http://www.writershouse.com
- Zoe Pagnamenta Agency – http://www.zpagency.com
For a list of 100 agents who represent various genres, not must memoirs and biographies, see “100 Literary Agents to Contact.”
If you’re writing a health book, see the list of 30 agents who represent health books in our “How To Write and Publish a Health Book” – scroll down to item number 10 for the list.
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